Can virtual reality help people to manage their pain after surgery? A pilot study

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Post-surgical pain; Anaesthesiology - Pain management; Surgery - Other surgery; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12620000222943
• Lead Sponsor: St Vincent's Hospital Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2020-02-24
• Last Update Posted: 10 August 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 18 years or older
- Admitted to an acute hospital ward after undergoing a surgical procedure under general anaesthesia
- Cognitively competent to provide consent and participate in study activities, assessed as a score of 4 or more on the Six Item Cognitive Screener
- Able to communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria

- Blind
- Deaf
- Have an acute psychotic illness
- Have an active substance use disorder
- Involuntary hospital admission under the Mental Health Act
- Underwent head, neck or eye surgery
- Infectious illness at the time of screening
- Implantable cardiac device or neurostimulator (including pacemaker, defibrillator, ventricular assist device, brain or spinal stimulator)
- Experiencing vertigo and/or other vestibular disturbance at the time of screening

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Severity of participants pain, assessed using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale (scored from 0-10). [Assessed immediately before and immediately after each VR session ];Levels of participant acceptance and satisfaction with the VR intervention, assessed using a study-specific questionnaire[Assessed after completion of the study intervention (immediately after completion of the fourth and final VR session) ]